'Rebecca' producer still eyes Broadway opening
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | An exterior view of the Broadhurst Theatre, where the musical, "Rebecca," was to open in Manhattan. The play was ultimately cancelled due to lack of financing. (Oct. 3, 2012)
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Broadway musical 'Rebecca' cancelled
Last fall, Broadway producer Ben Sprecher's world, filled with grand expectations that he would produce the long-awaited "Rebecca: The Musical" in 2012, began to collapse.
It was then that Sprecher said he learned through his attorney that a West Islip businessman named Mark Hotton, who had promised that he had located some overseas financial backers willing to pump $4.5 million into the show,...
